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More Children to be Diagnosed With High Blood Pressure in the US

August 23, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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portable blood pressure monitor and pills

Children with high blood pressure grow into adults that suffer from a plethora of health problems.

Most people think that high blood pressure is a cardiovascular disease that only affects adults, but children can develop it too. That means, they are at risk for having high blood pressure once they reach adulthood though. So 20 people from the American Academy of Pediatrics gathered together recently to modify the standards for the diagnosis of high blood pressure in children. And this resulted in an increase in the amount of children who will have confirmed cases of the condition this year.

Usually, doctors don’t diagnose children with any form of hypertension until they have steady blood pressure readings that are over 130/80. But now, they are classifying high blood pressure as any reading that is between 120/80 and 130/80. This is important because it will allow an early intervention for children who used to not qualify for treatment.

The changes to the standards for high blood pressure will aid the most in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in children if all of them are checked regularly during routine doctor’s visits. Parents who assume that only obese children can have this condition could miss the opportunity to help their child who falls in the healthy weight range, but still has high blood pressure.

While this might seem strange, the reasoning behind it is that there are many health problems that can cause the condition besides excess weight gain. For instance, stress, hyperthyroidism, and kidney problems all increase blood pressure readings in people of all ages.

So while the new changes to the standards for blood pressure readings could increase the total amount of children who are diagnosed, this doesn’t mean that there is truly a rise in the amount of children who are suffering from the disease. It is simply an encouragement for doctors to start having discussions with their patients about modifications to their lifestyle, which could help lower their risk for long-term cardiovascular problems.

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Climate Change Is Keeping People Awake?

May 29, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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people awake

Climate change is seemingly keeping people awake because of its hotter nighttime temperatures.

According to a recently released study, climate change is the underlying cause of a very direct effect on humans. It is reportedly keeping people awake as the increasing nighttime temperatures can impede on a good night’s rest.

The new study shows that the hotter night temperatures can disrupt sleep patterns which, in turn, can lead to sleep loss. Research was conducted by University of California, San Diego scientists. They published their results in the journal Science Advances.

Climate Change May Keep People Awake For Even More Nights Than Nowadays

Research data on sleep was collected from 765,000 residents of the United States. Then, it was compared to weather information provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This helped by providing temperatures and data about any unusually warm periods.

According to the study team, they detected a correlation between unexpectedly warm periods and sleep problems. During such times, about 100 people per month were kept awake or had a poor sleep for three nights.

Reports point out that this is the largest real-world study yet to show an association between hotter nighttime temperatures and a lack of sleep or problems resting. It is also the first study of its kind to cast a look at what it may mean if temperatures continue rising.

Study results concluded that, if climate changes do not stop by the end of the century, the increasingly hotter temperatures will have quite an effect on the sleep of US residents. It may come to account for several millions of nights of lost or poor rest each year.

“Human sleep is affected by nighttime temperatures, and in order to sleep well during the summer […], we may need to adapt using more air conditioning, added fans at night and other technologies to counteract altered future temperatures,” stated Nick Obradovich.

He is the lead author of this new study. Obradovich also stated that this research was targeted and had data solely on the American phenomenon. But he considers that it may not only be limited to the US. If the pattern is confirmed, some locations could be having it even worse.

Sleep loss is also considered to have quite a varied range of effects on the health and general wellbeing.

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Google Is Adding A Family Group For Sharing Made Easy

May 24, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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google apps family group

Thanks to the Family group, family members should find it easier to share data between them.

Google already allows family members to share digital content among them easily, but now, the titan tech company announced a new feature which should make sharing even simpler.

Initially, Google made it quick for a group of up to 5 family members to share movies, ebooks, TV shows, and Android apps from the Play Store. Now, this easy connection will expand and include Google Photos, Keep, and Calendar as well through the “Family group”.

The Family Group will Offer Ease of Access to Any Member Using Photos, Keep, and Calendar

Google announced this latest sharing expansion on May 23. In its release, it also offered details as to how the Family group will work with its various programs. For example, in Google Photos, it will appear as the user tries sharing a photo or even an album.

Instead of having to send this media to each individual member, users will now simply have to the tap on their Family group. The option works for video files as well.

Shared calendars are nothing new in a family, but now, these will go digital and will become easy to manage thanks to the Family group. Once users set up the option and add their relatives, Google Calendar will automatically set up a “Family” calendar.

This should make it easier to plan family events or to set reminders for anniversaries or, say, picnics and other such events. The feature will not allow non-family group members to join, and they can’t be invited to join the digital memo either.

Google Keep will be similar in function and sharing methods. The Family group can be added as a collaborator to any desired note. Every member will then be able to edit or change the selected to-do’s or shopping lists, for example. A house with a heart at its center will be used as the family group icon, and it will appear next to any note shared with its members.

For the moment, Google is rolling out this new, easy sharing feature in a selected number of countries. These include the US, UK, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, France, Brazil, Russia, and Japan.

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Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Hit In “The Worst Place”

May 16, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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asteroid hiting earth

Scientists believe that the catastrophic effects of the “dinosaur” asteroid depend on the “where”.

A team of international researchers took a closer look at the impact site of the asteroid that may have played a part in the disappearance of dinosaurs. Ever since its discovery, scientists wondered how such a relatively “minor” asteroid led to such a series of catastrophic events. Now, the latest study argues that its size didn’t really. It was more about when and where it hit.

The “Dinosaur” Asteroid Could Have Had a Significantly Lower Impact

The research team now considers that the dinosaur disappearance was more influenced by circumstances than initially believed. They base their claims on a new study of the Chicxulub or the site of the impact crater of the ‘dinosaur asteroid’. Situated off the Yucatan peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico, it was discovered by geologists back in 1991. It has also baffled specialists ever since.

Chicxulub’s a 20-mile deep impact crater, the result of a somewhat minor nine-mile wide asteroid hitting Earth. The size of the site – 110 miles wide – did not explain its ensuing effects. Now, scientists claim that the place and the moment may have been more important than the size.

They believed that the space rock could have crashed into a massive lode of sulphur-rich rock. This would then explain the resulting global winter that led to the disappearance of so many species.

“Had the asteroid struck moments earlier or later, I might have hit deep water in the Atlantic or Pacific. That would have meant much less vaporized rock. Sunlight could have still reached the planet’s surface,” said Sean Gulick.

He is a professor of geophysics part of the University of Texas at Austin and study co-lead. The international team drilled a 20-mile deep hole inside the Chicxulub and then analyzed the extract samples collected from there.

Professor Joanna Morgan explained that these samples indicate the presence of over 100bn tons of sulfates. Which were then blown into the atmosphere and further alimented by the soot from the ensuing fires. Professor Morgan, part of the Imperial College London is the study’s co-lead.

Research results are set to be further presented in the documentary “The Day the Dinosaurs Died”.

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Spiders Are Natural Pest Control Because They Eat 800 Million Tons Of Insects

March 19, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

spiders natural pest control
spiders natural pest control

Spiders are natural pest control and this helps us in many ways.

Spiders are not among the creatures that we like. They are not cute and fluffy, but they are natural pest control. They help us get rid of many insects that can do more harm. Without spiders, we will have an infestation of insects. A new study shows that spiders can eat up to 800 million tons of insects every year.

In order to make a comparison, whales eat almost 500 million tons a year. This is a lot less than spiders eat every year. Spiders are the best natural pest control. The best thing is that they are also free. Another great thing that is less known about spiders is their ability to survive.

Their survival mechanism is great. These insects are able to live at high altitudes, in sand dunes, and almost anywhere they can find food. Researchers mentioned that spiders can be found anywhere in the world. They are capable of surviving any type of environment.

Since they are found everywhere it is easy for them to hunt because they can find the prey easily. This also means that they are cleaning the place everywhere they go. Nature has impressive ways of preventing bad things from happening.

Spiders are natural pest control and this helps us in many ways. For instance, they are the ones that kill insects that can infect us with diseases. Without the help of spiders, the insects will overpopulate and they can destroy the environment. The rate of mosquito-transmitted disease will be bigger also.

Despite the fact that there are bad insects, there are also insects that help us. Wasps, bees, ladybugs, dragonflies and many other insects are known for the benefits they bring us. Without them, the environment would suffer.

The fact that spiders eat so many insects every year makes them the best natural pest control. This also shows us how important all animals are. Every one of the creatures that live among us plays a role in maintaining the environment. Once we lose one of them there is no balance anymore. Without the balance, we are the ones that suffer.

What is your opinion about spiders? Did you know that they are a natural pest control?

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Pandora Premium Announced Streaming Service

March 14, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

Pandora music streaming service
Pandora music streaming service

The company mentioned that the streaming service is going to cost $9.99 per month.

Pandora fans have been waiting a long time for this good news. The company announced that they are finally entering the scene of on-demand music streaming. Monday, the company stated that they are going to start a program similar to Spotify and Apple Music.

Despite the fact that it is new to this market, Pandora has a chance to succeed. This is because it offers a lot of interesting features for those who subscribe. Like many other streaming services, Pandora is going to offer its features for a monthly fee.

Pandora Premium and its Features

Pandora is now starting to let people subscribe to its premium service. The company mentioned that the streaming service is going to cost $9.99 per month. Those who decide to subscribe to Pandora Premium will benefit from a lot of interesting things.

Although it has the same price as Spotify and Apple Music, Pandora offers MGP. This MGP stands for Music Genome Project. The company integrated this feature because it lets people discover new music. The best thing MGP can do is to offer an offline mode. Everybody knows how hard it is to find a place with good internet connection. This is why this streaming service lets its subscribers listen to music even when they are not connected to the internet.

Which streaming service is the best?

If you like listening to music but you are undecided about which streaming service to choose, here are some things that can help you. Spotify is known as the king of streaming. Like other streaming services it also offers a huge selection of music, but it also offers poetry, podcasts, and spoken word. The price is also $9.99. Like Pandora, it also has offline play.

Apple Music has almost as many subscribers as Spotify. The difference is that Apple doesn’t have such a great selection because it doesn’t include podcasts. The price is also $9.99. The best feature about Apple Music is that it offers its users a 3-month trial. This means that you can check it out and if you don’t like it, you don’t have to pay.

Pandora has all the features mentioned above at the same price, of course. The thing that makes it special besides the free trial, is the music algorithm, MGP. Now it is up to you to decide which one is the best for you.

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CDC Concerned about China’s Bird Flu Epidemic

March 5, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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brown hens bird flu epidemic

China experiences a large scale bird flu epidemic.

China has been in the grips of a bird flu epidemic which since October 2016, which has attracted the concerns of the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention, revealing that there have been up to 460 people affected by the H7N9 virus.

According to Dr. Tim Uyeki, a flu expert at the CDC, China’s bird flu epidemic is the largest one yet since 213. Normally, humans have a very low of being infected by the avian virus. Nonetheless, health officials are constantly monitoring the situation, observing that the virus has suffered some alarming changes.

The report of CDC officials reveals that the if H7N9 bird flu virus continues to spread from person to person, then it poses a much higher risk of starting a real epidemic among humans. Among all the 12 bird flu A viruses which were analyzed by researchers, the H7N9 virus had the highest risk score.

According to officials from the World Health Organization in Geneva, despite the low risk of infection to humans, the features of the virus as well as the case fatalities, is quite similar to other previous infections. Furthermore, as the flu virus continues to change, it will pose an increased threat to the overall public health.

The H7N9 strain has already split into two distinct genetic lines, one being prevalent in the current epidemic, which makes the infected birds to not show any of the regular symptoms, at least not in their outward appearance. Furthermore, the strain can even kill up to 40 percent of all the people affected by it and has symptoms similar to the regular flu.

The CDC reports that since 2013, around 1,200 cases of the H7N9 strain infecting humans have been reported. Out of all these cases, more than one-third occurred in 2017 alone. This year’s virus has managed to surpass its earlier versions and now poses an even greater health threat to both poultry and humans.

However, the CDC has reported that it is currently working on a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of the bird flu. The research and development process will still take several months, for the production and testing of the vaccine.

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Raspberry Pi Zero W Adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

March 1, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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the motherboard of the Raspberry Pi Zero

Raspberry Pi Zero W gets Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Raspberry Pi microcomputer keeps getting and better even since its release exactly five years ago. To celebrate this great achievement for an amazing piece of technology, the Raspberry Pi foundation has announced a new version of their popular micro-PC, the Raspberry Pi Zero W.

The W in the name stands for wireless, as the company has finally added wireless connectivity to the device in form of Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11n Wi-Fi. However, the new functionality has doubled the initial price of the original Pi Zero, from just $5 to $10.

The new Zero W micro-PC is available for purchase from most of the usual Raspberry Pi carriers. The Foundation stated that the main reason it has decided to release a wireless version of their miniaturized PC is because wireless connectivity was in very high demand.

Until now, anyone who wanted to have wireless functions on their Raspberry Pi had to install the hardware by themselves as well as perform various hacks into the standard software to allow those types of systems to function. Thankfully, this new and obvious step in the future development of the Pi Zero micro-PC manages to address the users’ needs.

The new Zero W uses the same chip for wireless connectivity as the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, while the rest of the device is similar to the original Zero Pi computer. It includes a 512 MB of RAM, a 1GHz single-core CPU, a micro-USB OTG port, mini-HDMI, a micro-USB for power, a 40-pin header as well as composite video, camera connector and reset headers.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s latest announcement also includes the official reveal for the plastic case of the Zero and Zero W micro-PCs. Both cases come with swappable lids, one lid having a blank cover, one includes an aperture for GPIOs, and the third one comes with a mounting point for a camera. Furthermore, $5 Zero case features a camera adapter cable as well as rubber feet to prevent it from sliding off a table.

With the addition of wireless connectivity, Raspberry continues to facilitate the development of all sorts of various projects which involves ultra-cheap and disposable computers.

What do you think about the new Raspberry Pi Zero W?

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Intense Workouts Lowers Male Libido

February 25, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

man running on a tread mill
man running on a tread mill

Study finds intense workouts cause lower libido levels in men.

Physical exercise done in moderation has a lot of beneficial effects on your body, from health to aesthetics. However, a new study has found that men who enjoy intense workouts may experience low levels of libido.

A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina has compared the sex drive of two groups of men, those who prefer to keep their training regimen light and those who enjoy intense workouts. The researchers discovered a major discrepancy between the libido of the two groups, as the latter group has lower levels of sex drive than the first.

Previous studies which researched the effects of physical exercise on libido were mainly focused on women. However, the recent study is the first one to focus on the relation of the two factors in men. According to the researchers, long and high-intensity workouts on a regular basis has a strong association with lower levels of sex drive in men.

Furthermore, based on their findings, the scientists recommend that doctors with patients suffering from sex-related disorders should take into account the levels of training practiced by the patient. The study involved around 1,100 participants, most of which were experienced athletes with a long history of training.

The participants were required to fill and online survey regarding their sex lives, how often they thought about it and engaged it. Another survey involved question regarding the participants’ exercise habits, the frequency, and intensity of their workouts. One last questionnaire involved the state of their general health and medical history.

After analyzing the data provided by the participants, the researchers were quick to determine the emerging pattern which showed that men with intense workouts had lower libido. However, the team of researchers led by Dr. Anthony Hackney was quick to recognize that the sample of participants was relatively small, and there was no way for researchers to gauge whether or not the men were honest about their answers.

Furthermore, the study published in the journal Medicine & science in Sports & Exercise did not research the cause of the association between low levels of libido and intense workouts. The researchers speculate that the cause is the low level of testosterone produced by the body after an intense training regimen.

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1 Million Penguin Colony Flock to Argentina for Fish

February 20, 2017 By Renee Johnson Leave a Comment

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a single magellanic penguin

A large penguin colony has arrived on the shores of Argentina.

Nowadays, animals like the penguin have to go even further behind their natural habitat to find fish, which seem to have become a precious commodity, not only for various species of animals but humans as well. An unusual phenomenon took place on the shore of Argentina, where a one million penguin colony has flocked to the region due to the unusual abundance of fish.

According to the wildlife officials from Argentina, the penguin colony that has gathered on the shores of the Punta Tombo peninsula is the largest one yet to have been recorded in the last few years. The large crowd of Magellanic penguins has been a sight to behold for the tourists who visit the region every year.

The Argentinian peninsula has become an ideal nesting ground for the penguin colony, due to the fact that nearby waters have seen a large increase in the populations of sardines, anchovies, and various other small fish and crustaceans, which represent the main food source for the animals.

The Magellanic penguins can be distinguished from other members of the species through the broad crescent of white feathers which are extending above each eye and down to the chin, as well as by a tiny spot of pink on the face. This particular type of penguins, measuring 20 inches tall, are fond of warm weather and tend to breed in large colonies throughout the shores of Chile and Argentina.

However, between March and September, the penguin colony can go as far north as Brazil. They come ashore during September and October in order to lay eggs and search for food. They mostly live in shelters made from bushes or their own burrows.

A large number of penguins seen in Argentina shows that while the birds are not endangered, they are nonetheless threatened by human activity such as overfishing which leads to a decline in fish populations, oil spills and climate change which kills around 40,000 penguins each year.

Furthermore, weather conditions during the hatching period can lead to thousands of baby penguins dying, or be near-death, as chicks don’t do well they happen to get wet.

What do you think about the large penguin colony? Should we do more to protect these animals?

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Filed Under: Science

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